Anna and Peter Neagoe papers, 1911-1980

Neagoe, Anna, b. 1894 d. 1986
Painter
Active in New York, N.Y.

Neagoe, Peter, b. 1881 d. 1960
Author
Active in New York,N.Y.

Collection size:
1.0 linear ft.

Collection Summary: Anna Neagoe's correspondence with Goff Le Serge, John Mayfield, Peter Neagoe, Lachlin Peck, Syracuse University, and others; correspondence, notes, and architectural plans concerning WPA murals painted by Anna Neagoe for the Lanchaster, New York, High School, 1935-1936; writings by Peter Neagoe and his diary; typescripts of 9 poems and 49 published and unpublished short stories by Anna Neagoe; and 250 photographs of Anna Neagoe, her family, friends, and works of art.

Biographical/Historical Note: Painter; New York City. Her husband, Peter Neagoe, was a writer whose publications included WINNING A WIFE, THERE IS MY HEART and WHAT IS SURREALISM.

Donated 1980 by Anna Neagoe.

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